“…Data collected at each of the three institutions relied on various methods: secondary data from workshop assessments, open-and closed-ended questionnaires, online survey forms, and focus groups. Although the simplest and most cost-effective approach is the survey (Travis et al 1996), multiple data collection is the most desirable approach for obtaining the best information possible (Owen and Rogers 1999;Travis et al 1996) with cross-sectional representation in order to measure "current practices, opinions, and attitudes" concerning teaching (Milloy and Brooke 2004). Each of the three institutions relied on more than one type of data collection (i.e., survey, focus groups, individual faculty comments, inside and outside consultants), resulting in a broader perspective leading to changes in programming and format.…”